Perhaps she should have been, but he apparently didn’t comment on the lack of a jacket. She only thinks he would have preferred her wearing a suit. He did, however, make some kind of weirdass comment about her shoes, which by her description, were"conservative black leather heels," and which she shouldn’t wear again because “he didn’t want to hate them after the interview”.
If it’s corporate policy that everyone in the Marketing Department wear a suit, and she showed up to the interview not wearing one, but was otherwise qualified for the position, that’s just something HR goes over with her when they make her an official offer. It is not, however, appropriate for an interviewer – a male interviewer to a 24 year-old young lady – to make some kind of bizarre comment about her shoes during an interview. It’s completely out of line, and IMO, a Big Red Flag that I would not want to work for this guy.
As a 46 year-old woman, based on my many more years experience in the corporate world than this young woman, I’m just warning that if this guy gets away with saying things like that during an interview, it will only get worse if she goes to work for him.
Because those Chinese rip off bags still cost $50+ dollars and are horrible quality. Also, if someone actually knows anything about the bags, it’s really easy to tell anything but a very high end knock off (and a high end knock off will cost you at least $200). The worst offenders are Louis Vuittons, you see the fakes EVERYWHERE and the vast majority of them are just bad.
And I buy these nice things because they are high quality, unique, and last. I have a Louis Vuitton clutch/wallet that was part of their Murakami Cherry Blossom line and that thing cost me a good deal of money. Sure, I could have put that money elsewhere, but I save up for things I want.
I will say though, that whenever I do use the Louis Vuitton I have, people will inevitably ask (at least once or twice while I’m out): “OMG where’d you get that? It’s the best fake I’ve ever seen!” It’s vaguely insulting that everyone assumes it’s fake (but not really surprising with how common LV replicas are now) and it’s a bit awkward when I smile and explain that it’s real.
Personally, I find the brown Vuitton bags very, *very * ugly. At least as ugly as the Vera Bradley bags. And just like with the VB bags, when something that ugly becomes that ubiquitous, it hurts my feelings.
True but I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference at a glance and afterall you are going for the look. I guess I was talking more about the style rip offs than the other ones trying to pass as originals.
DianaG…dude, those LV bags are NOT to my taste, either. Trust me. I’m kinda cheap. There are (non patterned) Coach leather bags that are genuinely nice, and I realise are now worth it, but the only reason I shelled out for my own Coach was the commentary I was getting and look at me now…I am going to have to replace it the next time I’m near an outlet because the fabric is fading and who looks all posh now???
But you know, she is more into that stuff and the graduation is about her.
But I couldn’t do it…if I’m going to spend on a big gift I want it to be Not Brown, if you know what I mean.
She is so getting an Iphone! I can easily squirrel away a little a month till she graduates. It’s half the price and twice as awesome, IMO. She’s a scientist/tech-dork (doctor, actually) so I think she’ll appreciate it.
I’m afraid that’s my default assumption, though I wouldn’t be so rude as to tell someone I think theirs is fake.
I’m not a fan at all of logos anywhere but in very small print, once on the item, and preferably not at all.
Also, I’ve not liked the Brahmin ad campaigns that I’ve seen, so it’s probably a good thing that I’m not going to inadvertently reward them by getting this. Cause I do love this bag. sigh
Silly me, I thought the shoes comment was simply practical advice, and what he meant was: You’re going to be doing a LOT of walking next time as we take you all over the place, and if you want to be nice to your feet you won’t wear heels. I didn’t read any harassment, direct or implied, into it whatsoever, but simply thoughtfulness.
I’m glad that this thread exists for bag aficionados. There are plenty of car threads and foody threads - it’s about time we had our own thread to gush in.
I don’t know if we have Coach in Australia. Oroton seems to be our equivalent - a fairly expensive but very well-made brand that comes out with similar styles to the more expensive designers.
Here are a couple of bags that I’m in love with: LV epi keepall 45 and a really bad photo of the Josephine. (Also I’m not a freak who takes photos of her bags and coos over them - the online photos are for insurance purposes and I just moved them from gmail to flickr) The Keepall is a great weekender bag and the Josephine has a beautiful shape when it’s not empty like it is in the photo. I thought I’d want to keep buying bags forever but I kind of stopped once I had a nice overnight bag, an everyday bag and an evening bag. I considered getting a messenger bag, but I kind of stopped needing those after uni. I like buying quality staple bags and getting “filler” bags at the markets. I have a pink wool bag that I picked up for $5. It’s not nearly as well made but it’s cute, matches my pink scarf, and I get lots of compliments on it.
Coming from parents who grew up on dirt farms, I had no idea what or who LV is until I was dropped of in the Land of Bags where something like 60% of the women have one LV product, be it a bag, wallet or key thing. Walking the streets of Tokyo is like strolling through a department store with all the brands on showcase.
My wife is in academia, so she can dress down and doesn’t particularly like expensive brands. Which is fine with me, since it leaves more money for my watches.
I can tell the difference between a $500 bag and a $15 bag - what I don’t get is just what malkavia said. Why spend that much on a bag (made of the same fabric as the $15 bag, in some cases), just to walk around as an advertisement for some designer? Why should I have someone else’s monogram on my bag?
Well around here, and amongst all my 20- and 30-something friends and acquaintances , I am the only one I know who has a Vera Bradley bag. The only other person I have ever known who had VB bags was an eccentric older woman who I worked with about 7 years ago. So I’m no sheep - just someone who likes the construction, the style and some of the fabrics. Not all of them are “loud,” as you say.
Heck - when you go to the department stores and see what else is out there, and what your other options are, VB bags are leaps and bounds less tacky. And I like the fact that no one else I know has anything similar, so I feel much less “sheepy.”
I have a bag in the pink elephants pattern, with a matching wallet and small makeup bag! I got it right after it came out because I love elephants and the colors - black, pink, and green.
Oh I’m sorry your bag attacked you and decided to fade, anu-la1979. I hope that you had a whole lot of fun with it before it went rabid on you. I had never heard of the leather bleeding on people. Maybe it’s a good thing I live in the Bay Area where it’s usually in the mid-70s! But right now I’m praying that mine won’t decide to go rogue. It’s so pretty and I want it to stay that way forever.
And I forgot to explain the shoes bit that the interviewer said to me. Basically when I went to the interview all of the girls in the waiting room were dressed rather inappropriately. They all had open-toed high heels that you would wear clubbing. One wore black jeans and the other wore a black camisole with a see through blouse over it. I guess the interviewer felt he had to remind all the females how to dress, so maybe it was a habit and not directed at me.
The second interview also consists of the interviewee shadowing the one of the current managers who shows the interviewee all over the premises, describes the responsibilities of each managerial position (there are a few open to newly college graduated entry-level hires) and asks questions of the person all day. That’s also the time when I can ask questions and we (the manager and I) can see if we’re a good fit for each other. The initial interviewer told me that I’d pretty much be on my feet all day so if I didn’t want to hate them afterward, it might be a good idea if I didn’t wear heels. Basically what Mama Tiger said, now that I see her comment on preview.
I hope this clarifies things and makes my potential boss a nice guy like how he seemed during the preliminary interview. But thanks for the input, shayna and sugar and spice!
I also forgot to add that Omegaman is a very nice husband. Good for you and happy for your wife! Perhaps I should direct the SO to this thread for some not so subtle hinting.
I’ve never paid attention to the brand of purse I buy, and it seems like a very odd thing to do. It seems like an even odder thing to look at the brand of other people’s bags. I look at the size/capacity, if I like the shape, if it seems sturdy, and if the strap/handle is the right length. In fact I’d probably never buy a really expensive purse because virtually all of them are either leather or trimmed in leather, and I won’t buy or use leather things. Hooray for cheap fabric bags!
I think what she is trying to say is, why would someone like paying exorbitant sums to walk around with a product which is prominently decorated with the company’s logo, essentially making you a walking billboard?
I think it would be OK if the logo/pattern was cute in anf of itself (which IMHO the Coach logo pattern is not), but I think that many women like the logo pattern because it communicates to others “look at me and how classy I am, and how much money I have!”
